Apply for occupancy certificate in a week: DTCP to Aloha builder

The project by AEZ Infratech (now known as ADTV Communication) was launched on Golf Course Extension road in 2005 over a five acre plot and the developer promised possession to buyers in 2008Bagish Jha | TNN | May 29, 2017, 14:00 IST

GURUGRAM: In the wake of a series of complaints by the residents of Aloha, a residential society in Sector 57, the department of town and country planning (DTCP) held an inspection at the project site on Friday and ordered the developer to apply for occupancy certificate(OC) in a week’s time.

“Residents highlighted that developer claimed to have a ‘deemed OC’. We checked with the DTCP’s head office and they do not have the OC. They (developer) had applied for the OC some years back, but it was never granted to them,” said assistant town planner R S Batth.

“The developer has been asked to file a fresh application to get the OC. After we receive the application, there would be another inspection,” he added.

The project by AEZ Infratech (now known as ADTV Communication) was launched on Golf Course Extension road in 2005 over a five acre plot and the developer promised possession to buyers in 2008. However, more than 10 years after the launch, the project is still far from completion. The project has 200 residential units across five towers. Developer has given possession in four of its five towers without obtaining the mandatory occupation certificate from the DTCP, according to the residents.

TOI earlier reported in March that many residents in the society complained about poor maintenance, while several buyers are still waiting for the delivery of the promised flats despite making over 90% of the payment. Around 87 families, who have been living in the society for the past three years, accuse developer of apathy. Meanwhile, the fifth tower, D6, is still incomplete with work stalled for more than three years now. “The developer has been asked to finish the D6 tower at the earliest,” said Batth.

In the first week of May, DTCP’s enforcement wing had also issued a notice to the developer for halting the ongoing ‘illegal construction work’ inside the premises. When approached for a comment, the developers’ spokesperson said, “We are a fully law compliant company and we will register for RERA if applicable once the authority is formed. Only after due approvals, the construction has happened and we have all requisite documents including the application, submission drawings duly submitted and approved from the DTCP’s concerned department.”